Demonstrative Adjective Examples

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Demonstrative Adjective - Glossary of Terms

Demonstrative Adjective

The demonstrative adjectives are this, that, these, and those. A demonstrative adjective is used to modify a noun to point out or demonstrate a specific item(s).

Example:

This bag is not mine. That one is mine.

noun pronoun

This and that modify singular nouns; whereas, these and those modify plural nouns.

Interactive example:

Whose are these toffees? Can I have one? [show me the demonstrative adjective]

Remember, the word "kind" is singular, and these and those modify plural nouns.

These kind of things.

These kinds of things.

Associated pages:

What are adjectives?
Glossary of grammatical terms